Competitive Information for Poliwrath [Red/Blue]
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Poliwrath? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Red/Blue Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Red/Blue generation metagame.
Poliwrath is an extraordinary Water and Fighting-typed Pokemon. Poliwrath are common Pokemon to see in the RB metagame. There were no known abilities or equippable items back in the Red/Blue Pokemon games. Poliwrath is weak to Electric, Flying, Ground, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Moveset:
- Submission
- Amnesia
- Hypnosis
- Rest
Physical Sweeper Poliwrath (Popular/Trending)
Poliwrath is an interesting Physical Sweeper in single battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. First generation Pokemon had alot of struggles to deal with. Before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Amnesia is a status move (raises your Poliwrath's special by 2 stages).
♦ Hypnosis is a status move (causes the target to fall asleep).
♦ Rest is a status move (Poliwrath sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
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Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Earthquake
- Seismic Toss / Counter
- Toxic
Physical Sweeper Poliwrath (Retro)
Poliwrath is a wonderful Physical Sweeper in single battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The game was competely different back in Generation 1. Don't forget before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move that deals a colossal amount of damage.
♦ Seismic Toss is a physical STAB-boosted 1-base power Fighting-type move (damage = Poliwrath's level. Can hit ghost types).
♦ Counter is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Fighting-type move (if hit by physical attack, returns double damage).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Moveset:
- Surf / Bubble Beam
- Blizzard / Ice Beam
- Psychic
- Toxic
Special Sweeper Poliwrath (Retro)
Poliwrath is a fabulous Special Sweeper in single battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. The original Red/Blue Pokemon had alot to deal with on the battle field. Don't forget before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Bubble Beam is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Water-type move (33% chance to lower the target's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Blizzard is a special 120-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (33% chance to lower the target's special by 1 stage).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Poliwrath learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Poliwrath can perform in Red/Blue. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive RB Move and Ability Combos for Poliwrath
- Moves that inflict status: Hypnosis, Toxic
Moves that boost Poliwrath's stats
- Amnesia
- Rage
- Skull Bash
Most notable and possible best moves for Poliwrath
- Amnesia
- Earthquake
- Hydro Pump
- Hypnosis
- Ice Beam
- Rest
- Submission
- Surf
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Poliwrath in Red and Blue
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